Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Book of Mountains and Seas is inspired by the ancient compilation of Chinese myths ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. As part of its 2024 Spring Puppet Performance Series, the Ballard Institute and ...

In China, shadow puppet theatre was a form of popular entertainment in busy night markets, where crowds of merchants, peasants and travellers would gather to see performances based on myths, local ...

“Scene of Souls in Hell” (19th century), donkey skin; Shaanxi, China (all images courtesy Museu do Oriente) LISBON — Asian shadow theater is catnip for those with energetic imaginations. Its ...

Theater, music, dance, comedy: Chicagoans have many reasons to be proud of their city’s performing arts scene. But even arts aficionados may not know that the term “puppeteer” originated in Chicago — ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Hua Hua Zhang is on the cutting edge of contemporary puppetry as the founder and artistic director of her company called Visual Expressions. She says she is creating a "new style" of ...